Zhang Mu was a hunter by trade, strong and agile. With a single punch, he took down more than half of the thugs opposite him in the blink of an eye. The rest were beaten severely by Su Li's servants wielding sticks, turning from fierce tigers into helpless dogs lying on the ground howling.
Wu Caiwei and Su Li watched Zhang Mu's posture from a short distance, their eyes sparkling with admiration. Wu Caiwei grabbed Su Li's arm proudly and said, "A Li, look, that's my husband! So impressive!"
Su Li covered her mouth to suppress a laugh at Wu Caiwei's lovestruck expression, then whispered a few words to Bai Lu. Bai Lu nodded and, taking advantage of the distraction, quickly ran back into the village.
Zhang Zhuzi clutched his stomach sitting on the ground, seeing Zhang Mu, he cursed angrily, "Zhang Mu, you bastard, why are you causing trouble again? I'm the village chief, you bastard, don't block my way! Get lost!"
Zhang Yuanzi pulled Zhang Zhuzi up and fanned the flames, "Zhuzi, you're the village chief! Don't be afraid of a commoner, deal with him harshly!"
Zhang Mu glared fiercely at Zhang Yuanzi upon hearing his words. The look was so sharp that Zhang Yuanzi quickly jumped behind Zhang Zhuzi in fear.
Zhang Zhuzi was unscrupulous. Most of his men who had been called over were now getting up from the ground. Zhang Zhuzi's side had more people. They had been caught off guard by the sneak attack earlier, but now, Zhang Zhuzi estimated they still held the advantage and were not afraid of Zhang Mu.
"I don't care what you are, if you want to smash the school, it's not going to happen!" Zhang Mu shouted fiercely, grabbing a stick and pointing it at Zhang Zhuzi. "If you dare to smash the school, I'll break your bones with this stick!"
Zhang Zhuzi felt intimidated by Zhang Mu's momentum and was somewhat guilty, but Zhang Yuanzi encouraged him from the side, so his courage swelled. He arrogantly said, "You little commoner dare to hit an official? Are you tired of living? Believe it or not, I'll report this to the yamen, smash your house, and shut down your shop. Let's see if you can still be smug!"
Zhang Mu frowned as he looked at Zhang Zhuzi. The village chief behind him clutched his chest in anger and cursed Zhang Zhuzi, "A scoundrel like you deserves to be village chief? If you become village chief, I'll risk everything to join forces with several village chiefs to file a complaint and get you removed!"
Zhang Zhuzi spat, "Village chief, you old dog, I've disliked you for a long time. Once I deal with Zhang Mu, the second one I'll get rid of is your whole family!"
"You're still so arrogant!" Zhang Mu clenched the stick tightly, fiercely swinging it toward Zhang Zhuzi's face.
Once Zhang Mu made a move, both sides plunged back into a chaotic fight.
Although Zhang Mu was skilled, his side was outnumbered compared to Zhang Zhuzi's thugs. After a while, Zhang Mu's side gradually fell to the disadvantage.
Wu Caiwei watched anxiously from afar, grabbing Su Li's hand and said, "A Li, look, Brother Zhang Mu is going to be at a disadvantage. What should we do?"
"He won't lose," Su Li patted Wu Caiwei's hand and pointed into the distance, "Caiwei, look!"
At the school gate, Zhang Mu and his servants were losing ground. Zhang Zhuzi, emboldened by his success, proudly shouted, "Once I finish dealing with you, I'll smash the school to pieces!"
Just as Zhang Zhuzi finished speaking, a frying pan suddenly flew through the air and hit the back of his head hard. Then came Aunt Zhu's angry voice, "You bastard, trying to smash the school? I'll knock you out with one pan!"
Zhang Zhuzi clutched his head and turned around to see... well, goodness gracious!
Bai Lu, Su Li, and Wu Caiwei stood in the front row. Behind them was a massive crowd of over a hundred people—almost the entire Hai Zi Village had come, each holding a weapon and glaring angrily at Zhang Zhuzi...